Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 131 /Thursday, July 9, 1998 / Notices 37097

On August 16, 1996, FE authorized

NES, a power marketer, to transmit

electric energy from the United States to

Canada. That authorization will expire

on August 16, 1998. In Docket EA–105–

A–CN, NES filed an application with FE

for renewal of its export authority for a

five year period.

On February 24, 1998, FE authorized

PG&E to export electric energy from the

United States to Canada using the

transmission facilities of The Detroit

Edison Company, Minnesota Power &

Light Company, the New York Power

Authority, and Niagara Mohawk Power

Corporation. In the application in

Docket No. EA–168–A, PG&E now seeks

to add additional international

transmission facilities to those already

authorized.

In Docket No. EA–187, MEGA, a

power marketer, proposes to export to

Canada electric energy purchased from

U.S. electric utilities, Federal power

marketing agencies, and other entities

authorized to sell power for resale.

Each of the above exporters propose

to arrange for the delivery of electric

energy to Canada over transmission

facilities owned by Basin Electric Power

Cooperative, Bonneville Power

Administration, Bradfield Electric,

Citizens Utilities, Detroit Edison

Company, Eastern Maine Electric

Cooperative, Joint Owners of the

Highgate Project, Long Sault

Incorporated, Maine Electric Power

Company, Maine Public Service

Company, Minnesota Power and Light

Company, Minnkota Power Cooperative,

New York Power Authority, Niagara

Mohawk Power Corporation, Northern

States Power and Vermont Electric

Transmission Company.

The construction of each of the

international transmission facilities to

be utilized by these applicants, as more

fully described in the applications, has

previously been authorized by a

Presidential permit issued pursuant to

Executive Order 10485, as amended.

Procedural Matters

Any person desiring to become a

party to this proceeding or to be heard

by filing comments or protest to this

application should file a petition to

intervene, comment or protest at the

address provided above in accordance

with §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the

FERC’s Rules of Practice and Procedures

(18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen

copies of each petition and protest

should be filed with the DOE on or

before the date listed above.

Comments on NES’s request to renew

its export authorization to Canada

should be clearly marked with Docket

EA–105–A–CN. Additional copies are to

be filed directly with Kevin P. Erwin,

General Attorney, NorAm Energy

Service, Inc., P.O. Box 4455, 1111

Louisiana, 7th Floor, Houston, Texas

77210–4455.

Comments on PG&E’s application to

amend its authorization to export

electric energy to Canada should be

marked with Docket EA–168–A.

Additional copies are to be filed directly

with Christopher A. Wilson, Esq.,

Assistant General Counsel, U.S.

Generating Company, 7500 Old

Georgetown Road, Suite 1300, Bethesda,

MD 20814–6161 and Ms. Sarah

Barpoulis, Senior Vice President, PG&E

Energy Trading—Power, L.P., 7500 Old

Georgetown Road, Suite 1300, Bethesda,

MD 20814–6161.

Comments on MEGA’s application to

export electric energy to Canada should

be clearly marked with Docket EA–187.

Additional copies are to be filed directly

with Joseph P. Limone, Esq., Legal

Department, Merchant Energy Group of

the Americas, Inc., 275 West Street,

Suite 320, Annapolis, MD 21401.

A final decision will be made on these

applications after the environmental

impacts have been evaluated pursuant

to the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969 (NEPA), and a

determination is made by the DOE that

the proposed actions will not adversely

impact on the reliability of the U.S.

electric power supply system.

Copies of these applications will be

made available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying at the address

provided above. Further information

may also be obtained on the program

through the World Wide Web by

accessing the Fossil Energy Home Page

at http://www.fe.doe.gov then selecting

‘‘Regulatory’’ and ‘‘Electricity’’ from the

options menus.

Issued in Washington, DC on July 2, 1998.

Ellen Russell,

Acting Manager, Electric Power Regulation,

Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, Office of Coal

& Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 98–18213 Filed 7–8–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. PP–188]

Application for Presidential Permit;

Dynegy Power Corporation

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Application.

SUMMARY: Dynegy Power Corp.

(Dynegy), an independent power

producer, has applied for a Presidential

permit to construct, connect, operate

and maintain a new electric

transmission facility across the U.S.

border with Mexico.

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests

to intervene must be submitted on or

before August 10, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests, or

requests to intervene should be

addressed as follows: Office of Coal &

Power Import and Export (FE–27),

Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585–0350.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202–586–

9506 or Michael T. Skinker (Program

Attorney) 202–586–6667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

construction, connection, operation, and

maintenance of facilities at the

international border of the United States

for the transmission of electric energy

between the United States and a foreign

country is prohibited in the absence of

a Presidential permit issued pursuant to

Executive Order (EO) 10485, as

amended by EO 12038.

On July 1, 1998, Dynegy, formerly

known as Destec Energy, Inc., a

subsidiary of NGC Corporation, filed an

application with the Office of Fossil

Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy

(DOE) for a Presidential permit. Dynegy

proposes to construct a one-quarter mile

double circuit 230-kilovolt (kV)

transmission line to the U.S. border

with Mexico from a 400 megawatt (MW)

gas-fired electric powerplant it proposes

to construct adjacent in Santa Teresa,

Dona Ana County, New Mexico. At the

border, the Dynegy transmission lines

will interconnect with similar facilities

owned by Comission Federal de

Electricidad (CFE), the national electric

utility of Mexico, and continue

approximately 17 additional miles in

Mexico to CFE’s future Paso Del Norte

Substation.

In its application Dynegy asserts that

the facilities proposed herein are not to

be interconnected with any other part of

the U.S. electric power system thereby

precluding third party use of these

transmission facilities.

Prior to exporting electric energy to

Mexico Dynegy will be required to

obtain an authorization from DOE

pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal

Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. § 824a(e)).

Procedural Matters

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this application should file a

petition to intervene or protest at the

address provided above in accordance

with section 385.211 or 385.214 of the

Federal Energy Regulatory
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Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).

Fifteen copies of such petitions and

protests should be filed with the DOE

on or before the date listed above.

Additional copies of such petitions to

intervene or protest also should be filed

directly with: Mr. David Kellermeyer,

Dynegy Power Corp., 1000 Louisiana,

Suite 5800, Houston, TX 77002–5050.

Before a Presidential permit may be

issued or amended, the DOE must

determine that the proposed action will

not adversely impact on the reliability

of the U.S. electric power supply system

and also consider the environmental

impacts of the proposed action pursuant

to the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969. DOE also must obtain the

concurrence of the Secretary of State

and the Secretary of Defense before

taking final action on a Presidential

permit application.

Copies of this application will be

made available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying at the address

provided above. In addition, this

application will be made available on

the Internet on the Office of Fossil

Energy’s home page. The site is

accessible at www.fe.doe.gov. Select

‘‘Regulatory’’ then ‘‘Electricity.’’

Issued in Washington, D.C., on July 2,

1998.

Ellen Russell,

Acting Manager, Electric Power Regulation,

Office of Coal & Power Im/Ex, Office of Coal

& Power Systems, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 98–18212 Filed 7–8–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–274–000]

Black Marlin Pipeline Company; Notice

of Proposed Changes to FERC Gas

Tariff

July 2, 1998.

Take notice that on June 30, 1998,

Black Marlin Pipeline Company (Black

Marlin) tendered for filing to become

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised

Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets

to be effective August 1, 1998:

Ninth Revised Sheet No. 4

Second Revised Sheet No. 213F

Black Marlin states that it is making

this filing to (1) provide an increase in

rates for its transportation services and

(2) eliminate the interruptible revenue

sharing mechanism from its tariff.

Black Marlin states that the tariff

sheet filed herein reflects rates

necessary to recover annual operating

costs which Black Marlin expects to

incur in performing service under its

existing rate schedules, utilizing a Base

Period ended March 31, 1998 adjusted

for known and measurable changes

anticipated to occur during the ninemonth Test Period ending December 31,

1998.

The proposed rates are based on an

overall cost of service for Black Marlin’s

jurisdictional services of $3.2 million

(exclusive of the cost of service

associated with Black Marlin’s onshore

NGPA Section 311 facilities), as

compared to a cost of service of $3.1

million underlying the currently

effective rates. Absent the instant rate

case, Black Marlin would realize a

revenue deficiency of $1.8 million as

indicated by comparing the proposed

rates with the currently effective rates

applied to the Test Period volumes.

The major reasons for the proposed

rate increase are: (1) a decrease in

annual throughput from 31,101,046

MMBtu underlying the currently

effective rates to 19,331,916 MMBtu for

the Test Period because of declines in

the deliverability of the reserves to

which Black Marlin is connected; and

(2) the impact of approximately $4.4

million in capital expenditures required

to lower the portion of Black Marlin’s

line affected by a project of the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers and the Port

of Houston Authority to widen and

deepen the Houston Ship Channel.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Sections

385.214 and 385.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such motions or protests must be

filed as provided in Section 154.210 of

the Commission’s Regulations. Protests

will be considered by the Commission

in determining the appropriate action to

be taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceedings.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–18168 Filed 7–8–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP98–278–000]

CNG Transmission Corporation; Notice

of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas

Tariff

July 2, 1998.

Take notice that on June 30, 1998,

CNG Transmission Corporation (CNGT)

tendered for filing as part of its FERC

Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No.

1, the following tariff sheets, with an

effective date of August 1, 1998:

Thirty-Ninth Revised Sheet No. 32

Thirty-Ninth Revised Sheet No. 33

CNGT states that the purpose of this

filing is to submit CNGT’s quarterly

revision of the Section 18.2.B.

Surcharge, effective for the three-month

period commencing August 1, 1998. The

charge for the quarter ending July 31,

1998, has been $0.0032 per Dt, as

authorized by Commission Order dated

April 20, 1998, in Docket No. RP98–171.

CNGT’s proposed Section 18.2.B.

surcharge for the next quarterly period

is $0.0026 per Dt. The revised surcharge

is designed to recover $16,088 in

Stranded Account No. 858 Costs.

CNGT states that copies of this letter

of transmittal and enclosures are being

mailed to CNGT’s customers and

interested state commissions.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Sections

385.214 and 385.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such motions or protests must be

filed as provided in Section 154.210 of

the Commission’s Regulations. Protests

will be considered by the Commission

in determining the appropriate action to

be taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceedings.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

David P. Boergers,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–18172 Filed 7–8–98; 8:45 am]

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